UNE-ISO 690 Standard

GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCING CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNE-ISO 690 STANDARD

The UNE-ISO 690:2013 standard is identical to the international ISO 690:2010 standard.

These guidelines establish the elements that a bibliographical reference must always contain, in addition to their order and their sequence of presentation.

However, the guidelines regarding punctuation and typographical style are not obligatory. The Library will present some guidelines based on the most widely-used style.

 

General guidelines

  • Bibliographical references are usually outlined in the following order:

1. Author 2. Title 3. Format (if necessary) 4. Edition 5. Information about publication (city and publisher) 6. Date 7. Numbering of the resource 8. Availability, access or location 9. Additional information

ALVAREZ MARAÑÓN, Gonzalo. El arte de presentar: cómo planificar, estructurar, diseñar y exponer presentaciones. Barcelona: Gestión 2000, 2012.

  • When there is more than one author or creator

a) When there are up to three people, all of their names are listed:

ORTEA VARELA, Enrique

MERIAM, James L., L. G. KRAIGE

b) When there are more than three people, the name of the primary author is given followed by “and others” or “et al.”:

BEER, Ferdinand P. and others

  • When the author is unknown, or there is no single person that can be considered to be the creator of the work, the main element in the reference should be the title of the work:

Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Lazarillo de Tormes. Madrid: El Pais, 2005

  • In order to make it easier to identify the material, the title of the work may be followed by the name of the editor, translator or any other person that has contributed to its production, indicating the role of that personn:

Macbeth [película]. Directed by Orson Welles.

SHAMES, Irving H. Mecánica de fluidos. Translated by Juan G. Saldarriaga

  • If the author is an organisation rather than one or more individuals, the name of the organisation should be given. If it is sufficiently clear, the name can be given as it appears in the source; if the name could be ambiguous or misleading then you should add any information that could help to distinguish the organisation:

ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE NORMALIZACIÓN Y CERTIFICACIÓN.

EUSKADI. Lehendakaritza

BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL. Madrid

  • If there is no obvious title to the resource being referenced, you may create a fictitious title, placed between square brackets, which provides information about the subject area, the type of resource, the description of the material and so on:

[Reserva de la fauna en Trinidad]

  • When the type of material being referenced involves two titles – the title of a contribution and the title of the source material – you must place these two titles in different typefaces:

CORNEJO VEGA, F.J. Estampación. In: ARENILLAS TORREJÓN, J.A. (coord.). Manual de documentación del Patrimonio Mueble

GARCÉS, Marina. Filosofía: la palabra libre. In: El País [en línea]

LÓPEZ JIMÉNEZ, A. El arte en la calle. In: Reis: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas.

  • When referencing a conference that is held regularly under the same name, it is helpful to add the date and place of the conference to provide greater clarity:

Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Mecánica, Castellón 14-16 noviembre de 2012.

  • In some cases, it is helpful to add the format of the resource referenced in square brackets.

[DVD], [photograph], [film]

  • When using electronic resources, you must include the format in the reference:

[online]

  • If the material being referenced comes from a subsequent edition, it is helpful to specify the edition:

3rd edition revised and expanded

2nd ed.

  • When referencing resources that may later be updated, in addition to including the date of the resource’s creation it is helpful to specify the version of the resource used:

Versión 4.0

Updated 19 August 2016.

  • If the city of publication is not specified, place a probable location between square brackets or use the abbreviation [s. l.] (sine loco):

[s. l.]: Bruño, 1949

  • If the name of the publisher is not stated in the resource referenced, place a probable publisher between square brackets or use the abbreviation [s.n.] (sine nomine)

[s.l.]: [s.n.], 1912

  • You must indicate the date of publication, creation, distribution, etc. It is normally acceptable to include the year of publication only, but when referencing resources that require a more precise date, you can indicate this in various ways:

1959 10 February 2016 2001-03-14

  • If the date does not appear in the material referenced, but it can be surmised, you may give an approximate date:

[ca. 1812] [s. XIX] [200?]

  • When referencing electronic resources, it is best to provide the date on which you accessed the resource in addition to the date of its creation or, when there is no reliable date provided in the source:

[accessed 17 April 2017]

  • When referencing online resources, you must provide information about their availability and access:

Available athttps://www.mondragon.edu/biblioteka

Available at MedlinePlus

  • When referencing online resources, you are not required to state the place of publication or the publisher. You need only provide these when they are clearly highlighted in the resource.

Producing bibliographical references and citations

Referencing print resources

  • Book with one author

SURNAME(S), Name. Title of the book (in italics). Edition (if it is not the first edition). City: Publisher, Publication date. ISBN number (if available)

ORTEA VARELA, Enrique. Técnicas de fabricación mecánica. Langreo: Ediciones EO, 2014. ISBN 978-84-943-0311-1

In-text citation (Ortea Varela, 2104)

  • Book with up to three authors

SURNAME(S), Name, Name SURNAME, Name SURNAME. Title of the book (in italics). Edition (if it is not the first edition). City: Publisher, Publication date. ISBN number (if available)

MERIAM, James L., L. G. KRAIGE. Mecánica para ingenieros: Dinámica. 3rd edition. Barcelona: Reverté, 2014. ISBN 978-84-291-4409-3

In-text citation (Meriam, Kraige, 2014)

  • Book with more than three authors

SURNAME(S), Name and others. Title of the book (in italics). Edition (if it is not the first edition). City: Publisher, Publication date. ISBN number (if available)

BEER, Ferdinand P. and others. Mecánica vectorial para ingenieros: Estática. 10th edition. Mexico: McGraw Hill, 2013. ISBN 978-607-15-0925-3

In-text citation (Beer and others, 2013)

  • Book chapter

SURNAME(S), Name. Title of the chapter. In: SURNAME(S), Name. Title (in italics). Edition (if it is not the first edition). City: Publisher, Date of publication, inclusive page numbers. Identifier (ISBN number if available)

CORNEJO VEGA, F.J. Estampación. In: ARENILLAS TORREJÓN, J.A. (coord.). Manual de documentación del Patrimonio Mueble. Sevilla: Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empleo, 2014, pp. 162-179

In-text citation (Cornejo Vega, 2014)

  • Journal article

SURNAME(S), Name. Title of the article. In: Title of the journal (in italics). Edition. City: Publisher, Date of publication, Vol., num., inclusive page numbers. Standardised identifier (ISSN, DOI etc., if available)

LÓPEZ JIMÉNEZ, A. El arte en la calle. In: Reis: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas. 1998, issue 84, pp. 173-194. ISSN 0210-5233

In-text citation (López Jiménez, 1998)

Published theses

These follow a similar pattern to the referencing style used with books. However, the publisher is given as the name of the institution in which the thesis was presented.

  • Non-published theses

SURNAME(S), Name. Title of the thesis. Supervision. Academic institution, place, date

LASCURAIN SÁNCHEZ, María Luisa. Análisis de la actividad científica y del consumo de información de los psicólogos españoles del ámbito universitario durante el período 1986-1995. Director: Elias Sanz Casado. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación, 2001.

In-text citation (Lascurain Sánchez, 2001)

  • Patents

OWNER OF THE PATENT. Title of the patent. Name(s) and surname(s) of the inventor(s). Date of issue. Date filed. Country, type of patent. Official designation.

WINGET LTD. Detechable bulldozer attachment for dumper vehicles. Inventor: Reginald John ENGLAND. 8 marzo 1967. Filling: 10 June 1963. Int. CI: 02F 3/76. GB CI: E1F 12. GB Patent Especification 1060631

In-text citation (Winget, 1967)

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTíFICAS. Instalación para el precalentamiento de materias primas con destino a los procedimientos de fabricación de acero mediante conversión al oxígeno. Inventor: M. FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ. 1987-04-16. Filling: 1986-05-27. Spain, invention patent. ES 8703165 A6.

In-text citation (CSIC, 1987)

  • Technical reports

AUTHORITY.Title. Series number. City: Publisher, Date of publication. (Series, number within the series)

GUSTAFSSON, H. Building materials identified as sources for indoor air pollution. Kem. Anal., Statens Provingsanst., Boras, Sweden. 1990.

In-text citation (Gustaffson, 1990)

ALTERNATE ENERGY ASSOCIATES. Electric-car range extension through hybrid modification. Final report. Springfield. VA:NTIS, Jun. 1982. DOE/R4/10448-T1. Order No, DE840000396

In-text citation (Alternate Energy Associates, 1982)

  • Technical standards

RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY. Title. Number or code of the standard. Edition. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication

AENOR. Gestión de la I+D+I. UNE 166000 EX, UNE 166001 EX, UNE 166002 EX. Madrid: AENOR, 2002.

In-text citation (Aenor, 2002)

Referencing electronic resources

  • Electronic book

SURNAME(S), Name. Title of the book (in italics) [online]. City: Publisher, Date of publication [date accessed]. ISBN number (if available). Available at: resource URL

WARMINSKI, Jersy y otros (eds.). Nonlinear Dynamic Phenomena in Mechanics[en línea]. Amsterdam: Springer Netherlands, 2012 [accessed: 26 february 2016]. ISBN 978-94-007-2473-0. Available at: doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-2473-0

In-text citation (Warminski y otros, 2012)

MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage [online]. Project Gutenberg, 2008. Updated: July 12, 2013 [accessed: 26 february 2016]. Available at: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/351/pg351-images.html

In-text citation (Maugham, 2013)

  • Electronic book chapter

SURNAME(S), Name. Title of the chapter. In: SURNAME(S), Name. Title (in italics) [online]. Edition (if it is not the first edition). City: Publisher, Date of publication, inclusive page numbers [date accessed]. ISBN number (if available). Available at: resource URL

REGA, Giuseppe. Theoretical and experimental nonlinear vibrations of sagged elastic cables. In: WARMINSKI, Jersy and others (eds.). Nonlinear Dynamic Phenomena in Mechanics [online]. Amsterdam: Springer Netherlands, 2012, pp. 159-210 [accessed: 26 february 2016]. Available at: doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-2473-0

In-text citation (Rega, 2012)

  • Artículo de revista electrónica

SURNAME(S), Name. Title of the article. In: Title of the journal (in italics) [online]. Edition. City: Publisher, Date of publication, Vol., issue, inclusive page numbers [date accessed]. Standardised identifier (ISSN, DOI etc., if available). Available at: resource URL

REDMOND, Chris. Short Sentences: Deductions from a Few Words in "The Bruce-Partington Plans". In: The Bake Street Journal [online]. Maynard: Autumn 2013. Vol. 63, Iss. 3; pp. 6-19 [accessed: 26 february 2016]. ISSN 0005-4070. Available at: http://literature.proquest.com/searchFulltext.do?id=R04906321&divLevel=0&area=abell&forward=critref_ft

In-text citation (Redmond, 2013)

  • Complete website

Title of the website (in italics) [online]. Publisher, date [date accessed] Available at: resource URL

The Free Dictionary [online]. Farlex, 2003-2016 [accessed: 26 february 2016]. Available at: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

In-text citation (The Free Dictionary, 2003-16)

  • Parts of a website or contributions to a website

SURNAME(S), Name.Title of the contribution. In: Title of the website (in italics) [online]. Publisher, date (if there is no date you may use the expression without a date) [date accessed]. Available at: resource URL

GARCÉS, Marina. Filosofía: la palabra libre. In: El País [online]. 8 november 2016 [accessed: 9 november 2016]. Available at: http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2016/11/07/babelia/1478532831_890146.html

In-text citation (Garcés, 2016)

Ingeniería. In: Wikipedia: la enciclopedia libre [online]. 1 november 2016 [accessed: 9 november 2016]. Available at: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingeniería

In-text citation (Wikipedia, 2016)

Producing citations

UNE-ISO 690 standard allows for several different in-text citation methods. The most common methods are:

1. Name and date system

At the side of the text or the resource that you wish to cite, add the surname of the author of the material or the name of the organisation in charge, followed by the resource's publication date.

(Garcés, 2016) (Aenor, 2002) (Warminski and others, 2012, p. 159)

Actuó como intermediario entre árabes y judíos en busca de un acuerdo de paz (Vidal-Naquest, 1981)

2. Numerical system

At the side of the text that you wish to cite, insert a number (normally a superscript number or a number between square or round brackets):

Actuó como intermediario entre árabes y judíos en busca de un acuerdo de paz2

In both cases, the material cited must be included and referenced comprehensively in your bibliography or your list of bibliographical references.

Producing a bibliography

Bibliographical references to sources cited in a text are listed in alphabetical order by the surname of the primary author or by the first word of the name of the organisation if the author is an institution.

When:

  • An author or organisation has several different works to be referenced, these are listed in the order in which they appear, starting with the oldest:
  • An author or organisation has several different works to be referenced and these have been published in the same year, these are listed in alphabetical order by the first world of the title:

Iriarte, Ana. La institución de la Xenia: pactos y acogidas en la antigua Grecia. Gerión. 2007, 25 (1), Pp. 197-206

Iriarte, Ana. Pierre Vidal-Naquet y la Grecia marginal de los esclavos. Studia histórica. Historia Antigua. 2007, (25), pp. 35-44

 

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